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2. A company has a new plant A and an old plant B in the same metropolitan area, each with a
capacity of 12 units of product per month. Fixed expense at A is 40,000 per month and at B are
20,000 per month. Variable expense per month at A is Php1,000x? , where N = the number of 2
units produced. At B it is Php2,000 x ? , where M is the number of units produced. At present
2
the sales have been established at 14 units per month with each plant producing 7 units. Should
the interplant load be redistributed? Why? How?
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